Samuel Newington
1814–82
Superintendent of mental home and horticulturist. Superintendent of a mental home at Ticehurst in Sussex. Invented horticultural equipment. Contributed to Gardeners’ Chronicle. Wrote under the pen names Sigma and Observer.
Sources
BMD (Death index)
Census returns of England and Wales 1871 (The National Archives: Public Record Office RG10/1046/62/22)
R. Desmond 1994
Journal of Horticulture, 13 July 1882, p. 38
Bibliography
BMD: General Register Office, England and Wales civil registration indexes. England & Wales birth index, 1837–1983. England and Wales marriage index, 1837–1983. England and Wales death index, 1837–1983. Online database. Provo, Utah: The Generations Network. 2006. www.ancestry.com.
Desmond, Ray. 1994. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. New edition, revised with the assistance of Christine Ellwood. London: Taylor & Francis and the Natural History Museum. Bristol, Pa.: Taylor & Francis.
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